Project Runway returns this summer with Heidi Klum and Christian Siriano at her side, rather than Tim Gunn. The new duo’s debut will be on Freeform, not Bravo TV.
According to reports from TV Line, Christian and Nina Garcia (ELLE’s editor-in-chief) will team up again for season 21 with a new judge, Law Roach.
Major shakeups in Project Runway’s workroom:
Season 4 winner, Christian Siriano, originally replaced Tim Gunn as the designers’ mentor after he and Heidi left Bravo for Prime Video’s Making the Cut.
Celebrity stylist Law Roach is best known for working with clients such as Zendaya, Céline Dion, and Anya Taylor-Joy. You may remember Law Roach from judging on seasons 23-24 of America’s Next Top Model. Additionally, he guest-judged on Project Runway in Season 20, and is a rotating judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Thank goodness we have Nina as a constant!
The new season of Project Runway began production today and will air on Freeform weekly this summer. Fans anxiously await the names of the additional special guest judges.
Make it work … without Tim Gunn:
Although model Heidi Klum is slated to return as host, her iconic colleague will not be back. After Heidi got the call, she reached out to Tim to see if he was also on board. “Of course, there’s not a moment of hesitation in me.”
Tim Gunn called his agent after months of not hearing from producers. He recalled hearing they “don’t want him.”
“So, I wasn’t asked back.” The producers did offer a cameo to Tim. But, he turned that down: “As Heidi would say, you’re either in or you’re out. And I’m out.”
He was “initially devastated, then kind of humiliated.” But, Tim now reflects fondly on his time on the franchise. “I thought, how lucky am I to have had the experiences that I’ve had over the last 20 years?”
